maydayayday Pentaglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5221 days ago 564 posts - 839 votes Speaks: English*, German, Italian, SpanishB2, FrenchB2 Studies: Arabic (Egyptian), Russian, Swedish, Turkish, Polish, Persian, Vietnamese Studies: Urdu
| Message 2529 of 3737 11 August 2012 at 9:40pm | IP Logged |
when the Spanish think you are German, the Germans think you are Spanish, the Brits aren't sure whether you actually understand when they speak English to you ....
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montmorency Diglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 4830 days ago 2371 posts - 3676 votes Speaks: English*, German Studies: Danish, Welsh
| Message 2530 of 3737 11 August 2012 at 9:47pm | IP Logged |
...when your Chrome page of most frequently visited pages shows the HTLAL page having
overtaken google, and is now second behind your email page.
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cmmah Diglot Groupie Ireland Joined 4533 days ago 52 posts - 110 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: French, Irish
| Message 2531 of 3737 12 August 2012 at 11:31pm | IP Logged |
When you consider a career in diplomacy, as it would mean using languages as part of your job, but reconsider
when you remember that there's the possibility that you could be posted in an anglophone country.
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DaraghM Diglot Senior Member Ireland Joined 6153 days ago 1947 posts - 2923 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: French, Russian, Hungarian
| Message 2532 of 3737 13 August 2012 at 11:31am | IP Logged |
When you think the most fascinating site in Paris is the two floors of the language bookshop Gibert Jeune. Forget the tourist crammed into the nearby Shakespeare and Co. This place is a magical store crammed floor to ceiling with every Assimil, and millions of other courses as well.
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Cavesa Triglot Senior Member Czech Republic Joined 5011 days ago 3277 posts - 6779 votes Speaks: Czech*, FrenchC2, EnglishC1 Studies: Spanish, German, Italian
| Message 2533 of 3737 13 August 2012 at 3:54pm | IP Logged |
Where is that sacred place,DaraghM??? I haven't found it last time I was in Paris,
noone told
me it existed!!! All the book guides, people guides and everything mentiones every ...
but not such a wonderful place! A solid bookstore where you can even touch and leaf
through the Assimil before buying...
My own new findings:
1...when you automatically want to say grazie as the berliner waiter brings you the
pizza. :-)
2.When you have hard time deciding whether to buy Deutsch-Spanish Lernwortschatz or
Deutsch-Franzözisch version. I chose the Spanish one because hadn't had a similar book
for Spanish till the moment.
Edited by Cavesa on 13 August 2012 at 3:55pm
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DaraghM Diglot Senior Member Ireland Joined 6153 days ago 1947 posts - 2923 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: French, Russian, Hungarian
| Message 2534 of 3737 13 August 2012 at 4:01pm | IP Logged |
Cavesa wrote:
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It's right in the heart of Paris at Place Saint-Michel. The name of the particular store is 'Langues et Lettres'. You can see it on their map here. I've just realised they also sell online. Now I'm in trouble.
Edited by DaraghM on 13 August 2012 at 4:03pm
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Cavesa Triglot Senior Member Czech Republic Joined 5011 days ago 3277 posts - 6779 votes Speaks: Czech*, FrenchC2, EnglishC1 Studies: Spanish, German, Italian
| Message 2535 of 3737 13 August 2012 at 11:52pm | IP Logged |
DaraghM wrote:
they also sell online. Now I'm in trouble. |
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Your bank account is in danger? :-D
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DaraghM Diglot Senior Member Ireland Joined 6153 days ago 1947 posts - 2923 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: French, Russian, Hungarian
| Message 2536 of 3737 14 August 2012 at 9:43am | IP Logged |
Cavesa wrote:
Your bank account is in danger? :-D |
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Exactly. :-)
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